3.11.D.vi
The Standard
prepositions and prepositional phrases
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify words and phrases that show location, time, direction, or another relationship. They edit their own drafts so these phrases are complete, clear, and correctly placed.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can find phrases that tell where, when, or how ideas relate. They can revise a draft by adding, removing, or correcting these phrases so each sentence is clear.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse prepositions with action words or leave out the noun that completes the phrase. They may also use an unclear phrase, such as "under it," when the reader does not know what "it" means.
How to Assess It
- Give students this exit ticket: "Add a phrase that tells where: The puppy slept ____. Underline the preposition and circle its object."
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place a toy around the classroom, then have students write sentences describing its location and underline each preposition.
Ask students to revise "The cat waited" with two different phrases, then explain how each phrase changes the meaning.
Play Preposition Hunt by having pairs find and record ten prepositional phrases from classroom books in five minutes.
Read simple directions for reaching the library, then revise them by adding clear phrases such as "past the office" and "through the doors."
Keep exploring
Related Standards
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.